My Happy Scrap Space: Darkroom Door DT

Hello Darkroom Door fans!!

Today I am sharing a project I created for Darkroom Door using the fabulous BRAND NEW Abstract 11 Abstract Stamp. I have created an art journal spread using the stamp in two ways.

'More Than Enough' Art Journal

As you can see I used the stamp to create hair and also randomly across the background to represent clouds. I had so much fun creating this art journal spread. These pages were originally used to use up leftover paint from another project. I basically just used the paint that was leftover on my palette with the Ferns Large Stencil to create a beautiful botanic background. There's also some leftover Distress Oxide that was swiped on the page and white gesso through the Number Jumble Medium Stencil.

To create my 'afro' girl, I first masked off the Strawberry Lady Line Art Stamp with washi tape so that I only inked up her face and neck and none of the hair. I then removed all of the washi and stamped her on my art journal page. I used Jet Black Archival Ink as once it is dry there is no moving that awesome ink.

Next I grabbed a circular item from my kitchen (the base of my Tupperware sifter!!) and traced around it onto a piece of very thin notepaper. I traced it in the middle of the paper so that there was a large border around it to protect my art journal page. I stamped the Abstract 11 Stamp onto another piece of thin notepaper and the face again also. I fussy cut both of these images tightly around the edge (with no border) to form a couple more masks. I added a bit of a hairline in when I cut out the face mask.

I attached the circular and the face mask onto my art journal page with washi tape. Starting at the left side of the 'afro' I applied the Abstract 11 Stamp using Jet Black ink. I secured the Abstract 11 'mask' using washi tape over the top of the stamped image and then applied the Abstract 11 stamp again slightly to the right of the first stamped image. I repeated these steps until the whole 'afro' was covered.

Here's a close-up of the completed character. I used Jane Davenport matte acrylic paints to colour the face and hair followed by Posca Pens for the details. The facial features were a little lost under the acrylic paint so I simply drew them back in changing them up a little to make it more my own style.

Next I used the Abstract Stamp without an acrylic block so that I could stamp random 'cloud' shapes across the top of the art journal pages. I used Aquamarine Archival Ink for a subtle effect against the background and so that it wouldn't distract from the main focus of the pages.

To finish I added some more stencilling using the Cascading Stars Medium Stencil and white gesso as well as some Dylusions paint.. I added some stamping too using stamps from the You Are Everything Stamp Set. Finally I added a little doodling using a fine black Posca Pen.